Top eight vote shares in certain states at certain times (Montana-Wyoming)
Montana, Dec. 1940-Oct. 1952
William Jennings Bryan, 1896: 79.93%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 69.28%
Warren Harding, 1920: 61.13%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 58.80%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1940: 58.78%
William Jennings Bryan, 1900: 58.43%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 58.37%
Woodrow Wilson, 1916: 56.88%
Montana, Dec. 1964-Oct. 1984
William Jennings Bryan, 1896: 79.93%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 69.28%
Warren Harding, 1920: 61.13%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1952: 59.39%
Lyndon Johnson, 1964: 58.95%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 58.80%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1940: 58.78%
William Jennings Bryan, 1900: 58.43%
Montana, Dec. 1984-Oct. 2004
William Jennings Bryan, 1896: 79.93%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 69.28%
Warren Harding, 1920: 61.13%
Ronald Reagan, 1984: 60.47%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1952: 59.39%
Lyndon Johnson, 1964: 58.95%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 58.80%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1940: 58.78%
Nebraska, Dec. 1916-Oct. 1920
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 70.68%
Rutherford Hayes, 1876: 64.70%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 63.91%
James Garfield, 1880: 62.87%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 61.38%
James Blaine, 1884: 57.31%
Woodrow Wilson, 1916: 55.28%
Benjamin Harrison, 1888: 53.51%
Nebraska, Dec. 1920-Oct. 1928
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 70.68%
Rutherford Hayes, 1876: 64.70%
Warren Harding, 1920: 64.66%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 63.91%
James Garfield, 1880: 62.87%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 61.38%
James Blaine, 1884: 57.31%
Woodrow Wilson, 1916: 55.28%
Nebraska, Dec. 1928-Oct. 1932
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 70.68%
Rutherford Hayes, 1876: 64.70%
Warren Harding, 1920: 64.66%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 63.91%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 63.19%
James Garfield, 1880: 62.87%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 61.38%
James Blaine, 1884: 57.31%
Nebraska, Dec. 1932-Oct. 1952
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 70.68%
Rutherford Hayes, 1876: 64.70%
Warren Harding, 1920: 64.66%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 63.91%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 63.19%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 62.98%
James Garfield, 1880: 62.87%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 61.38%
Nebraska, Dec. 1956-Oct. 1972
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 70.68%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1952: 69.15%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1956: 65.51%
Rutherford Hayes, 1876: 64.70%
Warren Harding, 1920: 64.66%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 63.91%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 63.19%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 62.98%
Nevada, Dec. 1900-Oct. 1920
William Jennings Bryan, 1896: 81.21%
James Weaver, 1892: 66.78%
William Jennings Bryan, 1900: 62.25%
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 59.84%
Benjamin Harrison, 1888: 57.73%
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 57.43%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 56.66%
James Blaine, 1884: 56.21%
Nevada, Dec. 1920-Oct. 1932
William Jennings Bryan, 1896: 81.21%
James Weaver, 1892: 66.78%
William Jennings Bryan, 1900: 62.25%
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 59.84%
Benjamin Harrison, 1888: 57.73%
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 57.43%
Warren Harding, 1920: 56.92%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 56.66%
Nevada, Dec. 1940-Oct. 1952
William Jennings Bryan, 1896: 81.21%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 72.81%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 69.41%
James Weaver, 1892: 66.78%
William Jennings Bryan, 1900: 62.25%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1940: 60.08%
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 59.84%
Benjamin Harrison, 1888: 57.73%
Nevada, Dec. 1952-Oct. 1972
William Jennings Bryan, 1896: 81.21%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 72.81%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 69.41%
James Weaver, 1892: 66.78%
William Jennings Bryan, 1900: 62.25%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1952: 61.45%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1940: 60.08%
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 59.84%
New Hampshire, Dec. 1872-Oct. 1896
Martin van Buren, 1836: 75.01%
Abraham Lincoln, 1860: 56.90%
Franklin Pierce, 1852: 56.40%
Lewis Cass, 1848: 55.41%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 55.221%
James Polk, 1844: 55.218%
Martin van Buren, 1840: 54.66%
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 53.94%
New Hampshire, Dec. 1908-Oct. 1920
Martin van Buren, 1836: 75.01%
William McKinley, 1896: 68.66%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 60.07%
William McKinley, 1900: 59.33%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 59.32%
Abraham Lincoln, 1860: 56.90%
Franklin Pierce, 1852: 56.40%
Lewis Cass, 1848: 55.41%
New Hampshire, Dec. 1920-Oct. 1924
Martin van Buren, 1836: 75.01%
William McKinley, 1896: 68.66%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 60.07%
Warren Harding, 1920: 59.84%
William McKinley, 1900: 59.33%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 59.32%
Abraham Lincoln, 1860: 56.90%
Franklin Pierce, 1852: 56.40%
New Hampshire, Dec. 1924-Oct. 1928
Martin van Buren, 1836: 75.01%
William McKinley, 1896: 68.66%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 60.07%
Warren Harding, 1920: 59.84%
Calvin Coolidge, 1924: 59.83%
William McKinley, 1900: 59.33%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 59.32%
Abraham Lincoln, 1860: 56.90%
New Hampshire, Dec. 1928-Oct. 1952
Martin van Buren, 1836: 75.01%
William McKinley, 1896: 68.66%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 60.07%
Warren Harding, 1920: 59.84%
Calvin Coolidge, 1924: 59.83%
William McKinley, 1900: 59.33%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 59.32%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 58.65%
New Hampshire, Dec. 1952-Oct. 1956
Martin van Buren, 1836: 75.01%
William McKinley, 1896: 68.66%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1952: 60.92%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 60.07%
Warren Harding, 1920: 59.84%
Calvin Coolidge, 1924: 59.83%
William McKinley, 1900: 59.33%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 59.32%
New Hampshire, Dec. 1956-Oct. 1964
Martin van Buren, 1836: 75.01%
William McKinley, 1896: 68.66%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1956: 66.11%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1952: 60.92%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 60.07%
Warren Harding, 1920: 59.84%
Calvin Coolidge, 1924: 59.83%
William McKinley, 1900: 59.33%
New Jersey, Dec. 1868-Oct. 1872
Franklin Pierce, 1852: 53.24%
George McClellan, 1864: 52.84%
Stephen Douglas, 1860: 51.87%
William Henry Harrison, 1840: 51.74%
Zachary Taylor, 1848: 51.48%
Horatio Seymour, 1868: 50.88%
William Henry Harrison, 1836: 50.53%
Henry Clay, 1844: 50.46%
New Jersey, Dec. 1876-Oct. 1896
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 54.52%
Franklin Pierce, 1852: 53.24%
George McClellan, 1864: 52.84%
Samuel Tilden, 1876: 52.66%
Stephen Douglas, 1860: 51.87%
William Henry Harrison, 1840: 51.74%
Zachary Taylor, 1848: 51.48%
Horatio Seymour, 1868: 50.88%
New Jersey, Dec. 1896-Oct. 1900
William McKinley, 1896: 59.68%
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 54.52%
Franklin Pierce, 1852: 53.24%
George McClellan, 1864: 52.84%
Samuel Tilden, 1876: 52.66%
Stephen Douglas, 1860: 51.87%
William Henry Harrison, 1840: 51.74%
Zachary Taylor, 1848: 51.48%
New Jersey, Dec. 1916-Oct. 1920
William McKinley, 1896: 59.68%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 56.80%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 56.68%
William McKinley, 1900: 55.28%
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 54.52%
Charles Evans Hughes, 1916: 54.40%
Franklin Pierce, 1852: 53.24%
George McClellan, 1864: 52.84%
New Jersey, Dec. 1924-Oct. 1928
Warren Harding, 1920: 67.65%
Calvin Coolidge, 1924: 62.17%
William McKinley, 1896: 59.68%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 56.80%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 56.68%
William McKinley, 1900: 55.28%
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 54.52%
Charles Evans Hughes, 1916: 54.40%
New Jersey, Dec. 1928-Oct. 1936
Warren Harding, 1920: 67.65%
Calvin Coolidge, 1924: 62.17%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 59.77%
William McKinley, 1896: 59.68%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 56.80%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 56.68%
William McKinley, 1900: 55.28%
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 54.52%
New Jersey, Dec. 1936-Oct. 1952
Warren Harding, 1920: 67.65%
Calvin Coolidge, 1924: 62.17%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 59.77%
William McKinley, 1896: 59.68%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 59.54%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 56.80%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 56.68%
William McKinley, 1900: 55.28%
New Jersey, Dec. 1956-Oct. 1964
Warren Harding, 1920: 67.65%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1956: 64.68%
Calvin Coolidge, 1924: 62.17%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 59.77%
William McKinley, 1896: 59.68%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 59.54%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1952: 56.81%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 56.80%
New Mexico, Dec. 1948-Oct. 1952
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 62.72%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 62.69%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 59.04%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1940: 56.59%
Harry Truman, 1948: 56.38%
Warren Harding, 1920: 54.67%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1944: 53.47%
Woodrow Wilson, 1916: 50.38%
New Mexico, Dec. 1972-Oct. 1984
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 62.72%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 62.69%
Richard Nixon, 1972: 61.05%
Lyndon Johnson, 1964: 59.22%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 59.04%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1956: 57.81%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1940: 56.59%
Harry Truman, 1948: 56.38%
New York, Dec. 1880-Oct. 1896
Martin van Buren, 1836: 54.63%
Abraham Lincoln, 1860: 53.71%
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 53.23%
Samuel Tilden, 1876: 51.40%
William Henry Harrison, 1840: 51.18%
Horatio Seymour, 1868: 50.59%
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 50.46%
James Garfield, 1880: 50.32%
New York, Dec. 1916-Oct. 1920
William McKinley, 1896: 57.58%
Martin van Buren, 1836: 54.63%
Abraham Lincoln, 1860: 53.71%
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 53.23%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 53.13%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 53.11%
William McKinley, 1900: 53.10%
Charles Evans Hughes, 1916: 51.53%
New York, Dec. 1924-Oct. 1932
Warren Harding, 1920: 64.56%
William McKinley, 1896: 57.58%
Calvin Coolidge, 1924: 55.76%
Martin van Buren, 1836: 54.63%
Abraham Lincoln, 1860: 53.71%
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 53.23%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 53.13%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 53.11%
New York, Dec. 1956-Oct. 1964
Warren Harding, 1920: 64.56%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1956: 61.19%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 58.85%
William McKinley, 1896: 57.58%
Calvin Coolidge, 1924: 55.76%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1952: 55.45%
Martin van Buren, 1836: 54.63%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 54.07%
New York, Dec. 1972-Oct. 1996
Lyndon Johnson, 1964: 68.56%
Warren Harding, 1920: 64.56%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1956: 61.19%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 58.85%
Richard Nixon, 1972: 58.54%
William McKinley, 1896: 57.58%
Calvin Coolidge, 1924: 55.76%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1952: 55.45%
North Carolina, Dec. 1876-Oct. 1884
William Henry Harrison, 1840: 57.68%
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 57.38%
James Buchanan, 1856: 56.78%
Zachary Taylor, 1848: 55.17%
Samuel Tilden, 1876: 53.62%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 53.41%
Martin van Buren, 1836: 53.10%
Henry Clay, 1844: 52.39%
North Carolina, Dec. 1924-Oct. 1932
Alton Parker, 1904: 59.71%
Woodrow Wilson, 1912: 59.24%
John Davis, 1924: 58.89%
Woodrow Wilson, 1916: 58.10%
William Henry Harrison, 1840: 57.68%
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 57.38%
James Buchanan, 1856: 56.78%
James Cox, 1920: 56.70%
North Carolina clearly seems to have undergone a similar process as happened in the Deep South, just not to the extent that a recent nominee entering into its top eight vote shares was made implausible. Before 1904, its partisanship was surprisingly mild. If anything, it seems to have tended to favour the Whig Party. Even after 1904, no-one managed to crack so much as 60% until Franklin Roosevelt.
North Dakota, Dec. 1928-Oct. 1932
Warren Harding, 1920: 77.79%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 75.12%
William McKinley, 1900: 62.12%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 61.02%
William McKinley, 1896: 55.57%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 54.80%
James Weaver, 1892: 49.01%
Benjamin Harrison, 1892: 48.50%
North Dakota, Dec. 1940-Oct. 1952
Warren Harding, 1920: 77.79%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 75.12%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 69.59%
William McKinley, 1900: 62.12%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 61.02%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 59.60%
William McKinley, 1896: 55.57%
Wendell Willkie, 1940: 55.06%
North Dakota, Dec. 1956-Oct. 1972
Warren Harding, 1920: 77.79%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 75.12%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1952: 70.97%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 69.59%
William McKinley, 1900: 62.12%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1956: 61.72%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 61.02%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 59.60%
Benjamin Harrison lost North Dakota in 1892 with a higher vote share than either Woodrow Wilson or Calvin Coolidge won it with in 1916 or 1924, respectively.
In North and South Dakota, unlike in Nebraska and Kansas, Republicans have never held all eight of the top vote shares (even if, in the case of South Dakota, Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 is counted as the 'Republican'). Part of this is likely due to the Dakotas' being younger states than Kansas and Nebraska, but at the same time, Republicans have regained their hold on all of the eight top vote shares in Kansas and Nebraska since the Dakotas achieved statehood, but haven't done so in the Dakotas.
Ohio, Dec. 1884-Oct. 1896
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 56.37%
William Henry Harrison, 1840: 54.10%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 54.00%
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 53.24%
William Henry Harrison, 1836: 51.87%
James Garfield, 1880: 51.73%
Abraham Lincoln, 1860: 51.24%
James Blaine, 1884: 50.99%
Ohio, Dec. 1904-Oct. 1920
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 59.75%
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 56.37%
William Henry Harrison, 1840: 54.10%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 54.00%
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 53.24%
William McKinley, 1900: 52.30%
William Henry Harrison, 1836: 51.87%
William McKinley, 1896: 51.858%
Ohio, Dec. 1928-Oct. 1936
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 64.89%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 59.75%
Warren Harding, 1920: 58.47%
Calvin Coolidge, 1924: 58.33%
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 56.37%
William Henry Harrison, 1840: 54.10%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 54.00%
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 53.24%
Ohio, Dec. 1956-Oct. 1964
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 64.89%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1956: 61.11%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 59.75%
Warren Harding, 1920: 58.47%
Calvin Coolidge, 1924: 58.33%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 57.99%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1952: 56.76%
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 56.37%
Ohio was won with just a plurality in every election from 1844-1856, and then again in 1884, 1888, and 1892.
Oklahoma, Dec. 1940-Oct. 1944
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 73.30%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 66.83%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 63.72%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1940: 57.41%
Woodrow Wilson, 1916: 50.59%
Warren Harding, 1920: 50.11%
John Davis, 1924: 48.41%
William Jennings Bryan, 1908: 48.22%
Oklahoma, Dec. 1960-Oct. 1964
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 73.30%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 66.83%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 63.72%
Harry Truman, 1948: 62.75%
Richard Nixon, 1960: 59.02%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1940: 57.41%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1944: 55.57%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1956: 55.13%
Oklahoma, Dec. 1972-Oct. 1980
Richard Nixon, 1972: 73.70%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 73.30%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 66.83%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 63.72%
Harry Truman, 1948: 62.75%
Richard Nixon, 1960: 59.02%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1940: 57.41%
Lyndon Johnson, 1964: 55.75%
Oklahoma, Dec. 1984-Oct. 2000
Richard Nixon, 1972: 73.70%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 73.30%
Ronald Reagan, 1984: 68.61%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 66.83%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 63.72%
Harry Truman, 1948: 62.75%
Ronald Reagan, 1980: 60.50%
Richard Nixon, 1960: 59.02%
Oklahoma, Dec. 2008-Oct. 2012
Richard Nixon, 1972: 73.70%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 73.30%
Ronald Reagan, 1984: 68.61%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 66.83%
John McCain, 2008: 65.65%
George W. Bush, 2004: 65.57%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 63.72%
Harry Truman, 1948: 62.75%
While Oklahoma is a Rim South state, its youth gives some indications as to what other Southern states might look like if not for the idiosyncrasies produced by the War of Sections (in the loyal states), Reconstruction, and the Mississippi Plan. As late as October 1944, two of the top eight vote shares ever earned were less than 50%. (And, while Oklahoma had participated in only nine elections at that point, the low in those same nine elections in neighbouring and culturally allied Arkansas was Wilson's 55.01% in 1912. In Virginia, it was Hoover's 53.91% in 1928--the only time out of those nine elections that the winner in the Old Dominion fell short of 60%. In North Carolina, it was Bryan's 54.22% in 1908. In Tennessee, it was lower--Harding's 51.29% in 1920--but the state had nevertheless been won with a majority every time.)
And in Oklahoma, the top eight vote shares would eventually become dominated by the GOP (unlike in these other states), but the lowest of FDR's four vote shares remained in the state's top eight ever as late as October 1972. FDR obviously powerfully outperformed 'generic' Democrats who did well in the Solid South but collapsed elsewhere in the nation, such as John Davis (and, before Oklahoma became a state, Alton Parker).
Oregon, Dec. 1896-Oct. 1900
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 58.66%
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 53.90%
Benjamin Harrison, 1888: 53.82%
James Blaine, 1884: 50.99%
Rutherford Hayes, 1876: 50.92%
James Garfield, 1880: 50.51%
Horatio Seymour, 1868: 50.37%
William McKinley, 1896: 50.07%
Oregon, Dec. 1928-Oct. 1932
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 67.06%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 64.18%
Warren Harding, 1920: 60.20%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 58.66%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 56.39%
William McKinley, 1900: 55.46%
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 53.90%
Benjamin Harrison, 1888: 53.82%
Oregon, Dec. 1952-Oct. 1964
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 67.06%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 64.42%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 64.18%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1952: 60.54%
Warren Harding, 1920: 60.20%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 58.66%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 57.99%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 56.39%
Pennsylvania, Dec. 1888-Oct. 1892
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 62.07%
Abraham Lincoln, 1860: 56.26%
James Blaine, 1884: 52.97%
Benjamin Harrison, 1888: 52.74%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 52.20%
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 51.75%
Franklin Pierce, 1852: 51.20%
Martin van Buren, 1836: 51.18%
Pennsylvania, Dec. 1892-Oct. 1896
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 62.07%
Abraham Lincoln, 1860: 56.26%
James Blaine, 1884: 52.97%
Benjamin Harrison, 1888: 52.74%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 52.20%
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 51.75%
Benjamin Harrison, 1892: 51.45%
Franklin Pierce, 1852: 51.20%
Pennsylvania, Dec. 1916-Oct. 1920
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 68.00%
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 62.07%
William McKinley, 1896: 60.98%
William McKinley, 1900: 60.74%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 58.84%
Abraham Lincoln, 1860: 56.26%
Charles Evans Hughes, 1916: 54.26%
James Blaine, 1884: 52.97%
Pennsylvania, Dec. 1928-Oct. 1964
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 68.00%
Warren Harding, 1920: 65.76%
Calvin Coolidge, 1924: 65.34%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 65.24%
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 62.07%
William McKinley, 1896: 60.98%
William McKinley, 1900: 60.74%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 58.84%
Rhode Island, Dec. 1880-Oct. 1896
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 71.94%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 66.49%
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 62.241%
James Garfield, 1880: 62.237%
Abraham Lincoln, 1860: 61.37%
William Henry Harrison, 1840: 61.22%
Zachary Taylor, 1848: 60.77%
Henry Clay, 1844: 59.55%
Rhode Island, Dec. 1896-Oct. 1920
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 71.94%
William McKinley, 1896: 68.33%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 66.49%
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 62.241%
James Garfield, 1880: 62.237%
Abraham Lincoln, 1860: 61.37%
William Henry Harrison, 1840: 61.22%
Zachary Taylor, 1848: 60.77%
Rhode Island, Dec. 1920-Oct. 1960
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 71.94%
William McKinley, 1896: 68.33%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 66.49%
Warren Harding, 1920: 63.97%
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 62.241%
James Garfield, 1880: 62.237%
Abraham Lincoln, 1860: 61.37%
William Henry Harrison, 1840: 61.22%
Rhode Island, Dec. 1960-Oct. 1964
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 71.94%
William McKinley, 1896: 68.33%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 66.49%
Warren Harding, 1920: 63.97%
John Kennedy, 1960: 63.63%
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 62.241%
James Garfield, 1880: 62.237%
Abraham Lincoln, 1860: 61.37%
Rhode Island, Dec. 1968-Oct. 2008
Lyndon Johnson, 1964: 80.87%
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 71.94%
William McKinley, 1896: 68.33%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 66.49%
Hubert Humphrey, 1968: 64.03%
Warren Harding, 1920: 63.97%
John Kennedy, 1960: 63.63%
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 62.241%
South Carolina, Dec. 1896-Oct. 1900
William Jennings Bryan, 1896: 85.30%
Grover Cleveland, 1888: 82.28%
Grover Cleveland, 1892: 77.56%
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 75.73%
Grover Cleveland, 1884: 75.25%
Winfield Scott Hancock, 1880: 65.70%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 57.93%
Rutherford Hayes, 1876: 50.24%
South Dakota, Dec. 1916-Oct. 1920
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 71.09%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 58.84%
William McKinley, 1900: 56.73%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1912: 50.56%
Charles Evans Hughes, 1916: 49.80%
William Jennings Bryan, 1896: 49.70%
William McKinley, 1896: 49.478%
Benjamin Harrison, 1892: 49.477%
South Dakota, Dec. 1928-Oct. 1932
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 71.09%
Warren Harding, 1920: 60.74%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 60.18%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 58.84%
William McKinley, 1900: 56.73%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1912: 50.56%
Charles Evans Hughes, 1916: 49.80%
William Jennings Bryan, 1896: 49.70%
South Dakota, Dec. 1944-Oct. 1952
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 71.09%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 63.62%
Warren Harding, 1920: 60.74%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 60.18%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 58.84%
Thomas Dewey, 1944: 58.33%
Wendell Willkie, 1940: 57.41%
William McKinley, 1900: 56.73%
South Dakota, Dec. 1952-Oct. 1956
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 71.09%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1952: 69.27%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 63.62%
Warren Harding, 1920: 60.74%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 60.18%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 58.84%
Thomas Dewey, 1944: 58.33%
Wendell Willkie, 1940: 57.41%
South Dakota, Dec. 1956-Oct. 1980
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 71.09%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1952: 69.27%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 63.62%
Warren Harding, 1920: 60.74%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 60.18%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 58.84%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1956: 58.39%
Thomas Dewey, 1944: 58.33%
Calvin Coolidge got 49.689% in 1924; William Jennings Bryan got 49.699% in 1896.
Tennessee, Dec. 1872-Oct. 1876
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 68.43%
Hugh White, 1836: 57.92%
William Henry Harrison, 1840: 55.66%
Zachary Taylor, 1848: 52.52%
James Buchanan, 1856: 52.18%
Horace Greeley, 1872: 52.16%
Winfield Scott, 1852: 50.73%
Henry Clay, 1844: 50.05%
Tennessee, Dec. 1880-Oct. 1888
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 68.43%
Samuel Tilden, 1876: 59.79%
Hugh White, 1836: 57.92%
William Henry Harrison, 1840: 55.66%
Winfield Scott Hancock, 1880: 53.01%
Zachary Taylor, 1848: 52.52%
James Buchanan, 1856: 52.18%
Horace Greeley, 1872: 52.16%
Tennessee, Dec. 1888-Oct. 1900
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 68.43%
Samuel Tilden, 1876: 59.79%
Hugh White, 1836: 57.92%
William Henry Harrison, 1840: 55.66%
Winfield Scott Hancock, 1880: 53.01%
Zachary Taylor, 1848: 52.52%
Grover Cleveland, 1888: 52.26%
James Buchanan, 1856: 52.18%
Tennessee, Dec. 1916-Oct. 1928
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 68.43%
Samuel Tilden, 1876: 59.79%
Hugh White, 1836: 57.92%
Woodrow Wilson, 1916: 56.31%
William Henry Harrison, 1840: 55.66%
Alton Parker, 1904: 54.23%
William Jennings Bryan, 1900: 53.03%
Winfield Scott Hancock, 1880: 53.01%
Tennessee, Dec. 1928-Oct. 1932
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 68.43%
Samuel Tilden, 1876: 59.79%
Hugh White, 1836: 57.92%
Woodrow Wilson, 1916: 56.31%
William Henry Harrison, 1840: 55.66%
Alton Parker, 1904: 54.23%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 53.76%
William Jennings Bryan, 1900: 53.03%
Tennessee, Dec. 1944-Oct. 1972
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 68.85%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 68.43%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1940: 67.25%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 66.49%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1944: 60.45%
Samuel Tilden, 1876: 59.79%
Hugh White, 1836: 57.92%
Woodrow Wilson, 1916: 56.31%
Like North Carolina, Tennessee was relatively un-partisanly inclined before the Solid South era, and even, relatively speaking, during it. It became the case that Tennessee had been carried with at least 55.5% of the vote only after three FDR elections, and as of October 1932, two antebellum nominees--both Whigs--remained in the state's top eight. In 1948, 1952, and 1956, Tennessee was won with only a plurality.
Texas, Dec. 1884-Oct. 1888
John Breckinridge, 1860: 75.47%
Franklin Pierce, 1852: 73.07%
Lewis Cass, 1848: 70.29%
Samuel Tilden, 1876: 70.04%
Grover Cleveland, 1884: 69.26%
James Buchanan, 1856: 66.59%
Winfield Scott Hancock, 1880: 64.71%
Horace Greeley, 1872: 57.07%
Texas, Dec. 1896-Oct. 1904
John Breckinridge, 1860: 75.47%
Franklin Pierce, 1852: 73.07%
Lewis Cass, 1848: 70.29%
Samuel Tilden, 1876: 70.04%
Grover Cleveland, 1884: 69.26%
William Jennings Bryan, 1896: 68.00%
James Buchanan, 1856: 66.59%
Grover Cleveland, 1888: 65.70%
Texas, Dec. 1924-Oct. 1932
Woodrow Wilson, 1916: 76.92%
John Breckinridge, 1860: 75.47%
William Jennings Bryan, 1908: 73.97%
John Davis, 1924: 73.70%
Franklin Pierce, 1852: 73.07%
Woodrow Wilson, 1912: 72.62%
Alton Parker, 1904: 71.45%
Lewis Cass, 1848: 70.29%
Utah, Dec. 1944-Oct. 1952
William Jennings Bryan, 1896: 82.70%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 69.34%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1940: 62.25%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 61.42%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1944: 60.44%
Woodrow Wilson, 1916: 58.78%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 56.52%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 56.19%
Utah, Dec. 1956-Oct. 1972
William Jennings Bryan, 1896: 82.70%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 69.34%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1956: 64.56%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1940: 62.25%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 61.42%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1944: 60.44%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1952: 58.93%
Woodrow Wilson, 1916: 58.78%
Utah, Dec. 1976-Oct. 1980
William Jennings Bryan, 1896: 82.70%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 69.34%
Richard Nixon, 1972: 67.64%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1956: 64.56%
Gerald Ford, 1976: 62.44%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1940: 62.25%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 61.42%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1944: 60.44%
Vermont, Dec. 1864-Oct. 1868
John Frémont, 1856: 77.96%
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 76.10%
Abraham Lincoln, 1860: 75.86%
William Henry Harrison, 1840: 63.90%
William Henry Harrison, 1836: 59.93%
Henry Clay, 1844: 54.84%
Winfield Scott, 1852: 50.52%
Zachary Taylor, 1848: 48.27%
Virginia, Dec. 1880-Oct. 1884
Winfield Scott Hancock, 1880: 60.53%
James Buchanan, 1856: 59.96% *
Samuel Tilden, 1876: 59.58%
Martin van Buren, 1836: 56.64% *
Franklin Pierce, 1852: 55.71% *
James Polk, 1844: 53.05% *
Lewis Cass, 1848: 50.20% *
Martin van Buren, 1840: 50.65% *
Virginia, Dec. 1924-Oct. 1932
Woodrow Wilson, 1916: 66.99%
Woodrow Wilson, 1912: 65.95%
John Davis, 1924: 62.48%
Alton Parker, 1904: 61.84%
James Cox, 1920: 61.32%
Winfield Scott Hancock, 1880: 60.53%
William Jennings Bryan, 1908: 60.52%
James Buchanan, 1856: 59.96% *
Virginia (which, unlike Tennessee, North Carolina, and Louisiana, had been much more Democratic-leaning even in the antebellum period) much more mirrored the Deep South than its fellow post-Fort Sumter Confederate states in terms of having had its antebellum political history virtually erased (at least in terms of the top eight vote shares) by October 1932.
Washington, Dec. 1928-Oct. 1932
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 69.95%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 67.06%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 57.68%
William Jennings Bryan, 1896: 56.97%
Warren Harding, 1920: 55.96%
William McKinley, 1900: 53.44%
Calvin Coolidge, 1924: 52.24%
Woodrow Wilson, 1916: 48.13%
Washington, Dec. 1944-Oct. 1964
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 69.95%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 67.06%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 66.38%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1940: 58.22%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 57.68%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 57.46%
William Jennings Bryan, 1896: 56.97%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1944: 56.84%
Washington, Dec. 1964-Oct. 2008
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 69.95%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 67.06%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 66.38%
Lyndon Johnson, 1964: 61.97%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1940: 58.22%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 57.68%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 57.46%
William Jennings Bryan, 1896: 56.97%
West Virginia, Dec. 1892-Oct. 1896
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 68.24%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 58.83%
Samuel Tilden, 1876: 56.75%
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 51.74%
Grover Cleveland, 1884: 50.94%
Winfield Scott Hancock, 1880: 50.92%
Grover Cleveland, 1892: 49.37%
Grover Cleveland, 1888: 49.35%
West Virginia, Dec. 1908-Oct. 1920
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 68.24%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 58.83%
Samuel Tilden, 1876: 56.75%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 55.26%
William McKinley, 1900: 54.27%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 53.42%
William McKinley, 1896: 52.23%
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 51.74%
West Virginia, Dec. 1928-Oct. 1932
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 68.24%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 58.83%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 58.43%
Samuel Tilden, 1876: 56.75%
Warren Harding, 1920: 55.30%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 55.26%
William McKinley, 1900: 54.27%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 53.42%
West Virginia, Dec. 1948-Oct. 1964
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 68.24%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 60.56%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 58.83%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 58.43%
Harry Truman, 1948: 57.32%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1940: 57.10%
Samuel Tilden, 1876: 56.75%
Warren Harding, 1920: 55.30%
West Virginia, Dec. 1976-Oct. 2012
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 68.24%
Lyndon Johnson, 1964: 67.94%
Richard Nixon, 1972: 63.61%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 60.56%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 58.83%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 58.43%
Jimmy Carter, 1976: 58.07%
Harry Truman, 1948: 57.32%
Wisconsin, Dec. 1880-Oct. 1896
Abraham Lincoln, 1860: 56.59%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 56.25%
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 55.88%
John Frémont, 1856: 55.30%
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 54.60%
James Garfield, 1880: 54.04%
Franklin Pierce, 1852: 52.04%
Rutherford Hayes, 1876: 50.57%
Wisconsin, Dec. 1904-Oct. 1920
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 63.21%
William McKinley, 1900: 60.06%
William McKinley, 1896: 59.93%
Abraham Lincoln, 1860: 56.59%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 56.25%
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 55.88%
John Frémont, 1856: 55.30%
Ulysses Grant, 1872: 54.60%
Wisconsin, Dec. 1920-Oct. 1932
Warren Harding, 1920: 71.10%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 63.21%
William McKinley, 1900: 60.06%
William McKinley, 1896: 59.93%
Abraham Lincoln, 1860: 56.59%
Ulysses Grant, 1868: 56.25%
Abraham Lincoln, 1864: 55.88%
John Frémont, 1856: 55.30%
Wisconsin, Dec. 1956-Oct. 1964
Warren Harding, 1920: 71.10%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 63.80%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 63.46%
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 63.21%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1956: 61.58%
Dwight Eisenhower, 1952: 60.95%
William McKinley, 1900: 60.06%
William McKinley, 1896: 59.93%
Wyoming, Dec. 1936-Oct. 1952
Theodore Roosevelt, 1904: 66.72%
Warren Harding, 1920: 64.15%
Herbert Hoover, 1928: 63.68%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1936: 60.58%
William McKinley, 1900: 58.66%
Franklin Roosevelt, 1932: 56.07%
William Howard Taft, 1908: 55.43%
Woodrow Wilson, 1916: 54.62%
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